JOHN ABERCROMBIE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YOY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JOHN ABERCROMBIE of VICTORIA, BC. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
YOY
Location
VICTORIA, BC
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
JOHN ABERCROMBIE hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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JOHN ABERCROMBIE HIN FAQ
What does a JOHN ABERCROMBIE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YOY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JOHN ABERCROMBIE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JOHN ABERCROMBIE hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is JOHN ABERCROMBIE still in business?
USCG records list JOHN ABERCROMBIE of VICTORIA, BC in the MIC database (registered 2012), associated with [email protected].
How do I decode the year on a JOHN ABERCROMBIE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JOHN ABERCROMBIE hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "JOHN ABERCROMBIE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yoy, last verified 2026-06-12.